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PETA UK have said they will not be removing a Twitter post of Cork farmer Peter Hynes' daughter reading a story to the family's dairy calves, and did not offer an apology to the family for sharing the video for their own means.

Peter said today that the charitable group are "potentially profiteering" from the video and that he has sought legal advice as the group have not asked for parental consent on the video and believes they are contravening GDPR rules.

"GDPR is a grey area if there are a number of people in a video or a photo, but if there is only one person, GDPR is very clear that the rights are owned by the person that took it, and if there is a minor involved they must seek parental consent," Peter said this morning.

"PETA never asked for my permission - the fact they embedded our video, and the fact they are a registered charity - the link on the Tweet brings you to a page to donate."

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Peter acknowledged that the group are entitled to hold "different views on farming" but reiterated that the family's "proud Irish dairy farm" contributes to the country's food production that feeds 60m people globally.

Speaking to Patricia Messinger on C103's Cork Today show, Jennifer White, a senior social media officer for PETA UK, said it was "a beautiful video" and that the group "shared it to promote a message of kindness to animals," while stating that the group haven't broken any Twitter rules by sharing the video.

Peter told listeners on C103 FM that GDPR goes above Twitter rules and that he has "contacted the relevant authorities".

"It's an insult to me and my daughter that they won't remove it. Georgie was made aware that PETA UK used the video, and I'd like to share this quote from Georgina.

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"She said yesterday 'they shouldn't be using our video, they don't like us because we are farmers, and we make milk.' That's a statement from a 6-year-old girl to a charitable organisation which means we expect this video be removed.

"Our daughter has always been free to eat whatever she wants in the house, and has always been made aware of how food is produced on the farm, and the natural cycle of food production, and she is free to make her own choices on the back of that.

"For PETA to release a statement passing judgement on our daughter is adding further insult to injury.

"We are pursuing the matter further and we will not rest until PETA delete the video from their page."